§ Mr. STANLEY BALDWINCan the Prime Minister tell us what the business will be next week?
§ The PRIME MINISTERMonday: Agricultural Marketing Bill, Second Reading.
Tuesday: Agricultural Land (Utilisation) Bill, completion of further stages.
We should also like, on Tuesday, to complete the further stages of the China Indemnity (Application) Bill, which has passed Standing Committee without amendment. That will be the subject of negotiations through the usual channels.
Wednesday: Motion—[National Economy]—in the name of the right hon. Member for Bewdley (Mr. S. Baldwin).
Thursday: Motion—[Unemployment]—in the name of the right hon. Member for Carnarvon Boroughs (Mr. Lloyd George).
2120 Friday: Private Members' Bills.
On any day, should time permit, other Orders may be taken.
§ Mr. BALDWINI hope that the right hon. Gentleman will consider giving a second day for the Agricultural Marketing Bill. It is rather a complicated Bill, and, if it is treated as the Bill now under discussion and is sent upstairs with special powers to the Chairman, there will be very little opportunity of discussing the general principles of the Bill and getting information on the details of Clauses, and that is of very great importance in Bills of this kind. I hope, therefore, the right hon. Gentleman will give consideration to the request which I have made and perhaps allow us to consult him through the usual channels.
§ The PRIME MINISTERI shall be very glad to have consultation through the usual channels, but I studied this Bill, and I thought that it would be far better to let it have a Second Reading on one day and then give it examination upstairs. I will gladly consult them about the upstairs procedure. I do not like—honestly and sincerely—to move these Resolutions, and I will only do so if I find that it is absolutely necessary in the interests of time.
§ Mr. MAXTONMay I ask the Prime Minister, if his attention has been called to a Motion on the Order Paper dealing with the present disastrous dispute in the cotton and textile industry and if it would be possible to provide time for a discussion of it, as it seems of more immediate and urgent importance as compared with the somewhat academic Motions in the names of the right hon. Member for Bewdley (Mr. S. Baldwin) and the right hon. Member the Member for Carnarvon Boroughs (Mr. Lloyd George)?
§ The PRIME MINISTERYes, my attention has been drawn to that Motion upon the Order Paper. The time of the House is very short, but Plaything that this House can do to advance the interests of peace in the cotton industry I should only be too glad to provide time for. I am bound to say, however, that I am not going to provide time for a Motion which, instead of helping the situation, will infinitely worsen it.
§ Mr. MAXTONMay I ask the Prime Minister, since he holds that view so strongly, if he will provide an opportunity for discussing that point?
§ Mr. BECKETTMay I ask the right hon. Gentleman whether in the past industrial disputes have not always been discussed in this House on the Motion of the Labour Opposition, and whether they are not now to be discussed when Labour is in office?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThat may be so. I am not prepared to say "yes" or "no" absolutely to that question, but, when Labour was on the other side of the House and asked for opportunities for discussion, it did it in a responsible way, after consultation with the responsible representatives of the party.
§ Mr. SANDHAMMay I ask the right hon. Gentleman, in the first place, if he is prepared in the meantime to put into operation the Emergency Powers Act and open the mills in Lancashire and, secondly, does he not consider that the approach to this question has behind it
§ the great majority ballot vote in Lancashire?
§ The PRIME MINISTERIn reply to both parts of that question, I say "no."
The following Motion stood upon the Order Paper in the name of the PRIME MINISTER:
That the Proceedings on the Agricultural Land (Utilisation) Bill have precedence this day of the Business of Supply, and that the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House).
§ The PRIME MINISTERThis Motion is usually put in two parts. I suggest that the first part should be put and, as I understand an arrangement has been made, I do not propose to move the second part of the Motion.
§
Motion made, and Question put:
That the Proceedings on the Agricultural Land (Utilisation) Bill have precedence this day of the Business of Supply."—[The Prime Minister.]
§ The House divided: Ayes, 234; Noes, 148.
2125| Division No. 126.] | AYES. | [3.53 p.m. |
| Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West) | Denman, Hon. R. D. | Hunter, Dr. Joseph |
| Addison, Rt. Hon. Dr. Christopher | Dudgeon, Major C. R. | Hutchison, Maj.-Gen. Sir R. |
| Aitchison, Rt. Hon. Craigle M. | Dukes, C. | Isaacs, George |
| Ammon, Charles George | Ede, James Chuter | John, William (Rhondda, West) |
| Arnott, John | Edmunds, J. E. | Johnston, Thomas |
| Aske, Sir Robert | Edwards, C. (Monmouth, Bedwellty) | Jones, F. L[...]eweliyn- (Flint) |
| Attlee, Clement Richard | Elmley, Viscount | Jones, J. J. (West Ham, Silvertown) |
| Ayles, Walter | Foot, Isaac | Jowett, Rt. Hon. F. W. |
| Baker, John (Wolverhampton, Bilston) | Freeman, Peter | Jowitt, Sir W. A. (Preston) |
| Baldwin, Oliver (Dudley) | Gardner, B. W. {West Ham, Upton) | Kelly, W. T. |
| Barr, James | George, Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd (Car'vn) | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. Thomas |
| Batey, Joseph | Gibson, H. M. (Lancs, Mossley) | Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M. |
| Beckett, John (Camberwell, Peckham) | Gill, T. H. | Kinley, J. |
| Bellamy, Albert | Glassey, A. E. | Kirkwood, D. |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. Wedgwood | Gossling, A. G. | Knight, Holford |
| Bennett, William (Battersea, South) | Gould, F. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. George (S. Molton) |
| Blindell, James | Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) | Lang, Gordon |
| Bondfield, Rt. Hon. Margaret | Graham, Rt. Hon.Wm. (Edin.,Cent.) | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. George |
| Bowerman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. | Gray, Milner | Lathan, G. |
| Brockway, A. Fenner | Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | Law, Albert (Bolton) |
| Bromley, J. | Groves, Thomas E. | Law, A. (Rossendale) |
| Brooke, W. | Grundy, Thomas W. | Lawrence, Susan |
| Brown, C. W. E. (Notts, Mansfield) | Hall, F. (York, W.R., Normanton) | Lawrie, Hugh Hartley (Stalybridge) |
| Brown, Ernest (Leith) | Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) | Lawson, John James |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (South Ayrshire) | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Lawther, W. (Barnard Castle) |
| Buchanan, G. | Hall, Capt. W. G. (Portsmouth, C.) | Leach, W. |
| Buxton, C. R. (Yorks. W. R. Elland) | Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Zetland) | Lee, Frank (Derby, N.E.) |
| Cameron, A. G. | Harbord, A. | Less, J. |
| Cape, Thomas | Harris, Percy A. | Lloyd, C. Ellis |
| Carter, W. (St. Pancras, S.W.) | Hartshorn, Rt. Hon. Vernon | Logan, David Gilbert |
| Chater, Daniel | Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Longbottom, A. W. |
| Clarke, J. S. | Haycock, A. W. | Lovat-Fraser, J. A. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Hayday, Arthur | Lunn, William |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. | Henderson, Rt. Hon. A. (Burnley) | Macdonald, Gordon (Ince) |
| Cocks, Frederick Seymour | Henderson, Thomas (Glasgow) | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Seaham) |
| Compton, Joseph | Herriotts, J. | McElwee, A. |
| Cripps, Sir Stafford | Hirst, G. H. (York W. R. Wentworth) | McEntee, V. L. |
| Daggar, George | Hoffman, P. C. | McGovern, J. (Glasgow, Shettleston) |
| Dallas, George | Hopkin, Daniel | McKinlay, A. |
| Dalton, Hugh | Hore-Belisha, Leslie | Maclean, Nell (Glasgow, Govan) |
| Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) | Horrabin, J. F. | MacNeill-Weir, L. |
| Day, Harry | Hudson, James H. (Huddersfield) | Macpherson, Rt. Hon. James I. |
| McShane, John James | Pole, Major D. G. | Smith, W. R. (Norwich) |
| Malone, C. L'Estrange (N'thampton) | Potts, John S. | Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip |
| Mander, Geoffrey le M. | Price, M. P. | Snowden, Thomas (Accrington) |
| Mansfield, W. | Quibell, D. J. K. | Stamford, Thomas W. |
| Marcus, M. | Ramsay, T. B. Wilson | Stephen, Campbell |
| Marley, J. | Raynes, W. R. | Strauss, G. R. |
| Marshall, Fred | Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) | Sutton, J. E. |
| Mathers, George | Riley, Ben (Dewsbury) | Taylor, W. B. (Norfolk, S.W.) |
| Matters, L. W. | Riley, F. F. (Stockton-on-Tees) | Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. H. (Derby) |
| Maxton, James | Romeril, H. G. | Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow) |
| Melville, Sir James | Rosbotham, D. S. T. | Tinker, John Joseph |
| Messer, Fred | Rothschild, J. de | Tout, W. J. |
| Milner, Major J. | Rowson, Guy | Townend, A. E. |
| Morley, Ralph | Russell, Richard John (Eddisbury) | Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. Sir Charles |
| Morris, Rhys Hopkins | Salter, Dr. Alfred | Vaughan, David |
| Morris-Jones, Dr. J. H. (Denbigh) | Samuel, Rt. Hon. Sir H. (Darwen) | Viant, S. P. |
| Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Hackney, S.) | Sanders, W. S. | Walkden, A. G. |
| Morrison, Robert C. (Tottenham, N.) | Sandham, E. | Walker, J. |
| Mort, D. L. | Sawyer, G. F. | Wallace, H. W. |
| Mosley, Lady C. (Stoke-on-Trent) | Scott, James | Watkins, F. C. |
| Mosley, Sir Oswald (Smethwick) | Shakespeare, Geoffrey H. | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) |
| Muff, G. | Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston) | Watts-Morgan, Lt.-Col. D. (Rhondda) |
| Murnin, Hugh | Shepherd, Arthur Lewis | Wellock, Wilfred |
| Naylor, T. E. | Sherwood, G. H. | Welsh, James (Paisley) |
| Noel-Buxton, Baronets (Norfolk, N.) | Shield, George William | West, F. R. |
| Oldfield, J. R. | Shiels, Dr. Drummond | Westwood, Joseph |
| Oliver, George Harold (Ilkeston) | Shillaker, J. f. | White, H. G. |
| Oliver, P. M. (Man., Blackley) | Shinwell, E. | Whiteley, Wilfrid (Birm., Ladywood) |
| Owen, Major G. (Carnarvon) | Simmons, C. J. | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Palin, John Henry. | Simon, E. D. (Manch'ter, Withington) | Wilson, C. H. (Sheffield, Attercliffe) |
| Paling, Wilfrid | Sitch, Charles H. | Wilson, J. (Oldham) |
| Palmer, E. T. | Smith, Alfred (Sunderland) | Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) |
| Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) | Smith, Ben (Bermondsey, Rotherhithe) | Winterton, G. E.(Leicester, Loughb'gh) |
| Perry, S. F. | Smith, Frank (Nuneaton) | Wise, E. F. |
| Peters, Dr. Sidney John | Smith, H. B. Lees- (Keighley) | |
| Pethick-Lawrence, F. w. | Smith, Rennie (Penistone) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Phillips, Dr. Marlon | Smith, Tom (Pontefract) | Mr. Hayes and Mr. Thurtle. |
| NOES. | ||
| Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel | Dugdale, Capt. T. L. | Moore, Sir Newton J. (Richmond) |
| Albery, Irving James | Eden, Captain Anthony | Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir William (Armagh) | Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s.-M.) | Morrison, W. S. (Glos., Cirencester) |
| Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. | Everard, W. Lindsay | Muirhead, A. J. |
| Astor, Viscountess | Falle, Sir Bertram G. | Newton, Sir D. G. C. (Cambridge) |
| Baillie-Hamliton, Hon. Charles W. | Ferguson, Sir John | Nicholson, O. (Westminster) |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley (Bewdley) | Fermoy, Lord | Nicholson, Col. Rt. Hn.W. G. (Ptrsf'ld) |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Ford, Sir P. J. | Nield, Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert |
| Beaumont, M. W. | Forestier-Walker, Sir L. | O'Connor, T. J. |
| Bellairs, Commander Carlyon | Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. | O'Neill, Sir H. |
| Birchall, Major Sir John Dearman | Ganzoni, Sir John | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William |
| Bird, Ernest Roy | Gault, Lieut.-Col. A. Hamilton | Penny, Sir George |
| Bourne, Captain Robert Croft. | Gower, Sir Robert | Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings) |
| Bowyer, Captain Sir George E. W. | Graham, Fergus (Cumberland, N.) | Peto, sir Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple) |
| Bracken, B. | Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John | Pownall, Sir Assheton |
| Brass, Captain Sir William | Guinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E. | Ramsbotham, H. |
| Briscoe, Richard George | Gunston, Captain D. W. | Reid, David D. (County Down) |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen.H.C.(Berks,Newb'y) | Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich) | Rentoul, Sir Gervals S. |
| Bullock, Captain Malcolm | Hamilton, Sir George (Ilford) | Reynolds, Col. Sir James |
| Burton, Colonel H. W. | Hammersley, S. S. | Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'te'y) |
| Butler, R. A. | Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry | Roberts, Sir Samuel (Ecclesall) |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Hartington, Marquess of | Rodd, Rt. Hon. Sir James Rennell |
| Castle Stewart, Earl of | Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes) | Ross, Major Ronald D. |
| Cautley, Sir Henry S. | Heneage, Lieut.-Col Arthur P. | Ruggles-Brise, Lieut.-Colonel E. A. |
| Cayzer, sir C. (Chester, City) | Howard-Bury, Colonel C. K. | Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) |
| Cayzer, Maj. Sir Herbt. R. (Prtsmth,S.) | Hudson, Capt A. U. M. (Hackney, N) | Salmon, Major I. |
| Cazalet, Captain Victor A. | Knox, Sir Alfred | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Chapman, Sir S. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Sandeman, Sir N. Stewart |
| Christie, J. A. | Lane Fox, Col. Rt. Hon. George R. | Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip A. G. D. |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer | Leigh, Sir John (Clapham) | Shepperson, Sir Ernest Whittome |
| Clydesdale, Marquess of | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Skelton, A. N. |
| Cobb, Sir Cyril | Lewis, Oswald (Colchester) | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Cockerill, Brig.-General Sir George | Locker-Lampson, Rt. Hon. Godfrey | Somerville, D. G. (Willesden, East) |
| Colman, N. C. D. | Locker-Lampson, Com. O.(Handsw'th) | Southby, Commander A. R. J. |
| Colville, Major D. J. | Lockwood, Captain J, H. | Spender-Clay, Colonel H. |
| Crichton-Stuart, Lord C. | Long, Major Hon. Eric | Stanley, Lord (Fylde) |
| Croft, Brigadier-General Sir H. | Lymington, Viscount | Stanley, Maj. Hon. O. (W'morland) |
| Crookshank, Cpt.H.(Lindsey, Gainsbro) | McConnell, Sir Joseph | Steel-Maitland, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur |
| Culverwell, C. T. (Bristol, West) | Makins, Brigadier-General E. | Stewart, W. J. (Belfast, South) |
| Dalkeith, Earl of | Margesson, Captain H. D. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Dairymple-White, Lt.-Col. Sir Godfrey | Marjoribanks, Edward | Sueter, Rear-Admiral M. F. |
| Davidson, Rt. Hon. J. (Hertford) | Meller, R. J. | Taylor, Vice-Admiral E. A. |
| Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Tinne, J. A. |
| Duckworth, G. A. V. | Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. Sir B. | Titchfield, Major the Marquess of |
| Todd, Capt. A. J. | Warrender, Sir Victor | Worthington-Evans, Rt. Hon. Sir L. |
| Train, J. | Wayland, Sir William A. | Young, Rt. Hon. Sir Hilton |
| Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement. | Wells, Sydney R. | |
| Turton, Robert Hugh | Williams, Charles (Devon, Torquay) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Wallace, Capt. D. E. (Hornsey) | Wolmer, Rt. Hon. Viscount | Major Sir George Hennessy and |
| Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. Lambert | Womersley, W. J. | Sir Frederick Thomson. |
| Wardlaw-Milne, J. S. | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |